North Laurel more or less won a “play-in” game last night.  Their reward is playing Myers Park out Charlotte, considered the top public school this season in the Tar Heel state. North Laurel hit a ...

It is a tall task for the Blue Devils of Winter Haven, taking on top five Corona Centennial out of California.  Winter Haven is certainly talented enough to compete.  Let’s hope that is reflected on t...

Paul VI out of the DC suburbs of Virginia is the top seed while Canterbury lies about three football fields from the Southwest Florida State College campus.  Hopefully, the game will be better than th...

Newman makes a return from last year’s tournament while Imhotep is considered one of the better teams in the country.  It will be interesting to see how Newman’s young group handles an experienced tea...

IMG Blue is a bit more “traditional” program under the IMG umbrella.  Westminster is a power down in South Florida and while young, has a lot of talent. The presence of IMG’s 7’6 junior Olivier Rio...

The Villages features University of Alabama signee Sam Walters and a pair of dynamic freshmen in 6’7 Chris Washington and 6’6 Kymani Weathers.  Providence, long a power in North Florida, is a young gr...

It is a glorious Saturday morning in Fort Myers but neither team wants to be at this 10:15AM game in the Consolation round.  Newton is coming off a heart-breaking loss in OT while Charlotte was given ...

Wheeler has a pair of Southern Cal signees in 6’4 senior Isaiah Collier, one of the leading candidates for top player in the national 2023 Class and 6’9 senior Arrinten Page.  Tampa Catholic has uber-...

The first local team in the City of Palms Classic for 2022 took the court as Charlotte took on North Laurel out of the tradition-rich basketball hotbed of Kentucky.  North Laurel features Reed Shepher...

Hugh Thimlar is recognized as the found of the City of Palms Classic as he began the tournament when he was the coach at Edison Community College, now Southwest Florida State College.  Started in 2019...